

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
― Autumn Leaves
― Autumn Leaves

“But I didn't understand then. That I could hurt somebody so badly she would never recover. That a person can, just by living, damage another human being beyond repair.”
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“I will tell you what is my overriding perception of the last twenty years: that we are a civilization careening toward a succession of anticlimaxes � toward an infinity of unsatisfying, and disagreeable endings. ”
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“But who can say what's best? That's why you need to grab whatever chance you have of happiness where you find it, and not worry about other people too much. My experience tells me that we get no more than two or three such chances in a life time, and if we let them go, we regret it for the rest of our lives.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood

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